Reaper

Reaper

Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times

Young members of the Air National Guard learn how to do maintenance on the MQ-Reaper drone. Members of the 174 Fighter Wing of the New York Air National Guard, based at Syracuse's Hancock Field, are flying unmanned aircraft, including the MQ-Reaper, used in Afghanistan.

Young members of the Air National Guard learn how to do maintenance on the MQ-Reaper drone. Members of the 174 Fighter Wing of the New York Air National Guard, based at Syracuse's Hancock Field, are flying unmanned aircraft, including the MQ-Reaper, used in Afghanistan. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Young members of the Air National Guard learn how to do maintenance on the MQ-Reaper drone. Members of the 174 Fighter Wing of the New York Air National Guard, based at Syracuse's Hancock Field, are flying unmanned aircraft, including the MQ-Reaper, used in Afghanistan.